Al-Abdullah, R. (2010). The Sandwich Swap. New York: Hyperion Books.
Salma and Lilly are best friends who do everything together. Expect they do not like each other’s lunches! Travel with them on their journey that starts with a food fight and ends with a cultural potluck. Through their different tastes, these girls learn how to appreciate one another in a deeper way.
Gen. LT # 1, Skill/Strategy LT #1
This book will be used for a Read Aloud and to help introduce the strategy of compare and contrast.
Brooks, E. (2010). Polar Opposites. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
Alex is a big polar bear who lives in the Arctic. Zina is a tiny penguin who lives in the Antarctic. They are polar opposites! Even though they are different in many ways, they can still be friends!
Gen. Lt #1, Skill/Strategy LT #1
This book will be used for a Read Aloud and to continue reviewing the compare and contrast strategy.
Polacco, P. (2010). The Junkyard Wonders. New York: Philomel Books.
For Trisha, it is a new school and a new school year. However, she is still placed in a special class, known as “the junkyard.” This class is unlike her others because of the wonderfully supportive and creative Mrs. Peterson. Mrs. Peterson’s class is full of unique students will unique talents. It is in this “junkyard” that Trisha learns how a community can work together to create something spectacular!
Gen. LT #1 & 2, Skill/Strategy LT #1 & 2
This book will be used to help the students synthesize the unit. It will be used as a Read Aloud and to initiate the final group project.
Sefcik, W. (2010). Invisible Isabelle. Ohio: Broken Box Designs.
Isabelle is very creative young girl who loves to design her own clothes. However, when she wears her creations to school one day, she is bullied by her classmates for being ‘different’. In an effort to look like everyone else, Isabelle destroys her unique outfit and thus turns invisible. Through the help of her art teacher, she comes to realize that being different is so bad after all.
Gen. LT #2, Skill/Strategy LT #2
This book will be used to introduce the concept of making an inference. It will be used as a Read Aloud and in small groups.
Surat, M. (1983). Angel Child, Dragon Child. New York: Scholastic Inc.
Ut has just moved to the United States with her family. However, her mother is still in Vietnam and Ut misses her terribly. She feels uncomfortable at her new school and many children tease her because she does not speak English very well. One boy, Raymond, picks on her almost every day. However, due to an assignment from the principal Raymond and Ut are forced to learn more about each other. Through this conversation, Raymond decides to find a way to help Ut and her family all be together.
Gen. LT #2, Skill/Strategy LT #2
This book will be used to continue practicing how to make inferences. Copies will be made in order for the students to write their inferences on the pages.
Supplemental Book List:
Bahr, Mary: If Nathan Were Here
Breathed, Berkeley: Pete and Pickles
Cannon, Janell: Pinduli
Cecil, Randy: Horsefly and Honeybee
Cooper, Ilene: The Golden Rule
Cronin, Doreen: Diary of a Spider
Lobel, Arnold: Frog and Toad are Friends
Moser, Lisa: Perfect Soup
O'Neill, Alexis: The Recess Queen
Dr. Seuss: Horton Hatches the Egg
Dr. Seuss: The Sneetches
Willems, Mo: Leonardo the Terrible Monster
Wilson, Karma: Bear Feels Sick
- Al-Abdullah, R. (2010). The Sandwich Swap. New York: Hyperion Books.
Salma and Lilly are best friends who do everything together. Expect they do not like each other’s lunches! Travel with them on their journey that starts with a food fight and ends with a cultural potluck. Through their different tastes, these girls learn how to appreciate one another in a deeper way.- Brooks, E. (2010). Polar Opposites. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
Alex is a big polar bear who lives in the Arctic. Zina is a tiny penguin who lives in the Antarctic. They are polar opposites! Even though they are different in many ways, they can still be friends!- Polacco, P. (2010). The Junkyard Wonders. New York: Philomel Books.
For Trisha, it is a new school and a new school year. However, she is still placed in a special class, known as “the junkyard.” This class is unlike her others because of the wonderfully supportive and creative Mrs. Peterson. Mrs. Peterson’s class is full of unique students will unique talents. It is in this “junkyard” that Trisha learns how a community can work together to create something spectacular!- Sefcik, W. (2010). Invisible Isabelle. Ohio: Broken Box Designs.
Isabelle is very creative young girl who loves to design her own clothes. However, when she wears her creations to school one day, she is bullied by her classmates for being ‘different’. In an effort to look like everyone else, Isabelle destroys her unique outfit and thus turns invisible. Through the help of her art teacher, she comes to realize that being different is so bad after all.- Surat, M. (1983). Angel Child, Dragon Child. New York: Scholastic Inc.
Ut has just moved to the United States with her family. However, her mother is still in Vietnam and Ut misses her terribly. She feels uncomfortable at her new school and many children tease her because she does not speak English very well. One boy, Raymond, picks on her almost every day. However, due to an assignment from the principal Raymond and Ut are forced to learn more about each other. Through this conversation, Raymond decides to find a way to help Ut and her family all be together.Supplemental Book List:
Bahr, Mary: If Nathan Were Here
Breathed, Berkeley: Pete and Pickles
Cannon, Janell: Pinduli
Cecil, Randy: Horsefly and Honeybee
Cooper, Ilene: The Golden Rule
Cronin, Doreen: Diary of a Spider
Lobel, Arnold: Frog and Toad are Friends
Moser, Lisa: Perfect Soup
O'Neill, Alexis: The Recess Queen
Dr. Seuss: Horton Hatches the Egg
Dr. Seuss: The Sneetches
Willems, Mo: Leonardo the Terrible Monster
Wilson, Karma: Bear Feels Sick